Friday, May 25, 2012

Neil Armstrong: Nasa is sad

Friday, May 25, 2012
His unbeatable feat of being first man on the moon is rare, but landing an interview with Neil Armstrong is almost as historic.

The man who shook the world in 1969, has granted an interview to Australian accountancy body CPA
, in a video series on leadership, the fear of risk and bold frontiers.

In a series of four interviews, Neil Armstrong talks to Alex Malley, CEO of CPA Australia, speaks to Armstrong to mark the 125th year of the organisation.

Armstrong describes the current state of Nasa is "sad", saying: "Nasa has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It is sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will redue the amount of motivation and stimulation that it will provide to young people."

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